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I'm sharing snippets from the 4th Alex O'Hara cozy mystery, The Case of the Wedding Wrecker. Alex finally gets to see Nick in jail.
Snippet:
“How can they
even think you killed a man?” I said.
He glanced over
my shoulder. I’d forgotten Deputy Jenny hadn’t left. I glared at her. “You
don’t have to watch me. I don’t have a sawblade under my gown.”
She shrugged. “SOP.”
“What?” I
blurted out.
“Standard
Operating Procedure, babe,” Nick murmured.
Deputy Jenny would
follow the rules. The hell with her. I was going to kiss my husband, even if
she watched. As best I could, I clasped Nick’s face. The bars between us made
it difficult but not impossible. I’d never seen such despair in his dark eyes
before. I ached to help.
“We’ll get you
out,” I promised. “Hans is working on it.”
“Find out who
did it. Who set me up.”
“Of course.” I
gave him a crooked smile. “The Great Detective is on the case.”
He reached
through the bars and hooked a long curl that had fallen forward behind my ear. The
tender gesture brought tears to my eyes.
“You are a
terrific detective, Lexie. Use those sleuthing skills to get me out of here.”
With his thumb, he wiped my tears away.
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Such trust and longing in this tender moment! Sigh . . .
ReplyDeleteAww. Thanks, Nancy.
DeleteHe has such faith in her - hoping she can figure out who framed him. Tweeted.
ReplyDeleteMaybe he's trying to give her confidence in herself.
DeleteI like his confidence in her! Great snippet...
ReplyDeleteThanks, Veronica.
DeleteI like a man with the confidence to encourage a woman's independence!
ReplyDeleteNick is a great guy. I kind of like him. LOL
DeleteThat last bit was so sweet. She gets to be his knight in shining armor now.
ReplyDeleteSuch a tender moment between them--all under the watchful eyes of the deputy following the SOP. Poor Alex.
ReplyDeleteWrite faster. lol
LOL Thanks, Teresa. I'm trying.
Deleteoh, i like it. got me interested in the story. looking forward to reading more!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Iris.
DeleteI feel so bad for them! This is NOT how a wedding day should end. I hope that deputy got an eyeful of their kiss. She should be ashamed for standing there. Great snippet!
ReplyDeleteLOL Yes, shame on her.
DeleteAs annoying as Jenny's presence is... It's not necessarily a bad thing to have a witness to the complete faith in his innocence and Lexie's determination to prove it
ReplyDeleteGood point, Eden. Thanks for stopping by.
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